Roy Brocksmith

Roy Brocksmith (September 15, 1945 – December 16, 2001) was an American actor.

Roy Brocksmith
Born	(1945-09-15)September 15, 1945 Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Died	December 16, 2001(2001-12-16) (aged 56) Burbank, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1978–2000
Spouse	Adele Albright ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	1

Life and career

Brocksmith was born in Quincy, Illinois, the son of Vera Marguerite (née Hartwig) and Otis E. Brocksmith, who was a mechanic.^[1] He graduated from Quincy University in 1970. He then moved to New York City where he began a career on Broadway. His roles included Louis XIII in The Three Musketeers and the balladeer in a revival of The Threepenny Opera with Raul Julia.

Brocksmith's film and television roles included Dr. Edgemar in Total Recall, a police sergeant possessed by Bill in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, principal Michael Oslo in Picket Fences and mortician Irv Kendall in Arachnophobia.

He died in 2001, aged 56, from complications of diabetes.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	The Squeeze	Warehouse Owner
	King of the Gypsies	Frinkuleschti
1979	Killer Fish	Ollie
1980	Stardust Memories	Dick Lobel
1981	Wolfen	Fat Jogger In Park
	Tales of Ordinary Madness	Barman
	Rent Control	Stan
1987	Who's That Girl	Crystal Salesman
1988	The Price of Life	The Old One
	Big Business	Dr. Parker
	Scrooged	Mike, The Mailman
1989	Relentless	The Coroner
	Martians Go Home	Mr. Kornheiser
	The War of the Roses	Mr. Fisk
	Tango & Cash	FBI Agent Davis
1990	Total Recall	Dr. Edgemar
	Arachnophobia	Irv Kendall
1991	Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey	Deputy James
1992	Nickel & Dime	Sammy Thornton
1994	The Hudsucker Proxy	Board Member
	Lightning Jack	Junction City Tailor
	Almost Dead	Kuranda
	My Summer Story	Mr. Winchell, The Assessor
	The Road to Wellville	Poultney Dab
1997	Kull the Conqueror	Tu
1998	Psycho	Man In Cowboy Hat Outside Realty Office	Uncredited

Television and guest roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Tartuffe	Monsieur Loyal	TV movie
1979	Starstruck	Orthwaite Frodo
1983	Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number	Unknown
	3-2-1 Contact	Mr. Busby	Episodes in "The Bloodhound Gang" segments, including "The Case of the Veiled Thief" and "The Case of the Secret Message")
1984	The Streets	Unknown	TV movie
1985	Izzy & Moe	Sheriff Bledsoe
1986	Silver Spoons	Mr. Fay	Episode: "Lost and Found"
	Newhart	Bidder	Episode: "Sweet and Sour Charity"
1987	227	Customer #1	Episode: "Got a Job"
	The Wizard	Soloman Marcus	Episode: "The Aztec Dagger"
	Almost Partners	Pierre La Rue	TV movie
1988	Webster	Bob	Episode: "The Cuckoo's Nest"
	Hunter	Clint Eastlake	Episode: "Boomerang"
	Sonny Spoon	Marvin Colchak	Episode: "Never Go to Your High School Reunion"
	The Van Dyke Show	Doctor	Episode: "Death Can Be Catching"
	Killer Instinct	Unknown	TV movie
1989	Night Court	Dr. Wiggle	Episode: "Yet Another Day in the Life"
	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Sirna Kolrami	Episode: "Peak Performance"
1989-1990	Tales from the Crypt	Doctor / The Bartender / Vic	3 episodes
	It's Garry Shandling's Show	Mr. Guest	6 episodes
1990	Doogie Howser, M.D.	Guidance Counselor	Episode: "Academia Nuts"
	Father Dowling Mysteries	District Attorney	Episode: "The Reasonable Doubt Mystery"
	Hull High	Mr. Kelm	3 episodes
	Ann Jillian	Unknown	Episode: "Good Citizen Ann"
1986-1991	L.A. Law	IRS Agent Marv Fletcher	2 episodes
1991	American Playhouse	Old One	Episode: "Triple Play II"
	Vidiots	Zwertlow Cruntagg	TV movie
	Ferris Bueller	Mr. Carter	Episode: "A Night in the Life"
	The Wonder Years	Weird Mr. Lemkur	Episode: "Frank and Denise"
	Eerie, Indiana	Principal Togar	Episode: "Just say no to fun"
	Good & Evil	The Minister	Episode #1.6"
	Seinfeld	The Landlord	Episode: "The Nose Job"
	The Golden Girls	William	Episode: "Room Seven"
1992	Steel Justice	Colonel Edward Rollin Duggins	TV movie
1993	The Jackie Thomas Show	Chairman	Episode: "The Forces of Nature"
	Down the Shore	Judge	Episode: "Jail Bait"
	Coach	Judge	Episode: "Belly of the Beast"
	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Floyd	Episode: "Neverending Battle"
1994	Burke's Law	Cliff	Episode: "Who Killed the Starlet?
	The George Carlin Show	Charles	Episode: "George Destroys a Way of Life"
1995	Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	Footoo	Episode: "Where Have All the Monsters Gone?"
	A Walton Wedding	Professor Trumbell	TV movie
	White Dwarf	Guv'ner Twist
1995	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Razka Karn	Episode: "Indiscretion"
1995-1996	Murder One	Dr. Elliott Matheson	2 episodes
1992-1996	Picket Fences	Principal Michael Oslo	20 episodes
1996	Nowhere Man	Bud Atkins	Episode: "Shine a Light on You"
	Pistol Pete	Bob "Pawnee Bob"	TV movie
1997	Grace Under Fire	Carl Huber	Episode: "Grace's New Job"
	Babylon 5	Brother Alwyn Macomber	Episode: "The Deconstruction of Falling Stars"
1998	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Casket Salesman	2 episodes
1999	Payne	Chef Henry Jambon
2002	Ally McBeal	Judge Raymond Norway (final appearance)